Cosmopolitan Virtual Makeover

by Mindscape

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00002S91V
• Item model number: 1012
• Date first available at Amazon.com: May 10, 2002
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,789 in Software (See Top 100 in Software)
  • #7 in Software > Home & Hobbies > Fashion
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

Cosmopolitan Virtual Makeover is the most exciting new way to experiment with your own look! It's easy to use. One click and you're a blonde, a redhead, or a brunette. Feeling adventurous? Then change your hairstyle or reshape your lips and brows. Even change the color of your eyes--and much more!

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Grab the gals and the virtual curlers for hours of makeover fun. The only problem? You'll be spending much of that time waiting for the disc to catch up.

With this disc, finding a new you isn't the gamble it used to be. Just scan your picture (or have the local photo hut put it on a disc), and let the revelry begin. Choose from 150 hair styles and the whole family of skin paints: lipstick, lip liner, blush, eyeshadow, cover-up, and eyebrow shaper. Add different colored contact lenses, to boot. Men: You can bring your blow-dryer, too - there are male hair types as well.

But cleaning up your mug on the computer could put wrinkles on your real face. Long, long loading times leave you fearing the computer has crashed. (Sometimes, it has.) And a mediocre navigation system will likely take the perkiness out of any future blond.

The Last Words:

Mark: It's lots of fun in a paper cut-out doll kinda way. But I have to knock it down a notch for instability and poor responsiveness. It could be a fun diversion if they'd only fix the thing.

Judy: It left me wondering whether the system had crashed or was simply taking its sweet time. When it became clear it was bombing, no amount of cover-up could make me feel better.

Joe: It's a nifty idea that's long overdue. Unfortunately, the waits aren't. And the way-too-obvious plugs for Cover Girl left me with a not-so-fresh feeling.

Rating:2/4

©1999 MacAddict

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

50 of 57 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Cosmopolitan Virtual Makeover, December 11, 1999

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Tara DeFabrizio (Brampton, Ontario, Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Cosmopolitan Virtual Makeover (CD-ROM)

It's a wonderful CD Rom! I love giving myself new looks without taking the risks. It's so funny to see the creative hairstyles, like Frankenstein or a mohawk. It's perfect for if you want a certain haircut because you can just print out the one you want!

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Pretty Good Overall, April 25, 2000

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This review is from: Cosmopolitan Virtual Makeover (CD-ROM)

My sister and I bought this software, mostly for fun, but also to try out new looks. It was pretty easy to set up and use. As for complaints that it moved slowly, we didn't find that to be the case at all. The hardest part was getting the picture of my face lined up just right. Other than that, the Cosmopolitan Makeover software has been a success. I highly recommend it. Besides trying out hairstyles, it's just fun to mess with pictures of your family.

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Cosmo Makeover Yourself!, August 2, 2000

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Brittany Rose (Winnipeg, MB) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Cosmopolitan Virtual Makeover (CD-ROM)

This game is okay if you like to play around with looks. It'd be better if you had more makeup choices, or other brands. The hairstyle choices are wide ranged but some hairstyles are hideous! If you are buying this game to make-over yourself be sure to have a digital camera of some sort or it won't be much fun. The other versions of the game are pretty good to as well because you can do more, but this game sells pretty cheap so if you are looking for a simple makeover then try out this orginal makeover game!